Hi everyone,
I use progressive lenses & need to get new ones for my new (stronger ) prescription. Does anyone have recommendations on how to do this without spending major money? FYI-I bicycle commute regularly so I need good vision in the outdoors.
Cheap Progressive Lenses?
Re: Cheap Progressive Lenses?
Online stores (Zenni, etc.) are the typical answer. But if you have a high prescription, the results might not be ideal. Mine is high (-9.0), and with high-index lenses my eyes have a low tolerance for PD errors. So Zenni didn't work for me.
In the end, I got some glasses while traveling in a lower-cost-of-living country for about $100. Not "cheap", but 2-3x cheaper than buying from a Luxottica-owned franchise in the US.
In the end, I got some glasses while traveling in a lower-cost-of-living country for about $100. Not "cheap", but 2-3x cheaper than buying from a Luxottica-owned franchise in the US.
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Re: Cheap Progressive Lenses?
+1 for a lower cost country.
Bring your existing glasses. They can measure the current prescription right off of the optics and replicate it.
Did in Poland in the early 2000s. Price was <20% of the originals.
Bring your existing glasses. They can measure the current prescription right off of the optics and replicate it.
Did in Poland in the early 2000s. Price was <20% of the originals.
Re: Cheap Progressive Lenses?
Hi guys,
Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately, I'm not leaving the northeastern US anytime soon. So Zenni might do a poor job on my progressive lens prescription?
Thanks for the responses. Unfortunately, I'm not leaving the northeastern US anytime soon. So Zenni might do a poor job on my progressive lens prescription?
Re: Cheap Progressive Lenses?
Zenni might work out for you, just didn't work out for me. They do allow for returns, though only for store credit.
Re: Cheap Progressive Lenses?
I have not had good luck ordering progressive lens online. I have had good luck getting them at Costco and BJ's. While not as cheap as going over seas it was far less than the local shop. I generally renew my membership when I need new glasses and then shop there till membership expires.